Assistant Banquet Chef - Salaried
About The Position
La Costa Resort and Spa Nestled among the beautiful coastal foothills of Carlsbad, CA, Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is honored as the #1 Wellness Spa by Spa magazine. Omni La Costa's acclaimed restaurants present an updated take on locally inspired cuisine and culinary delights. Steps from your door, world-class accommodations, championship golf and tennis, eight pools and more anxiously wait to welcome your arrival. Omni La Costa associates enjoy a dynamic and exciting work environment, comprehensive training and mentoring, along with the pride that comes from working for a company with a reputation for exceptional service. We embody a culture of respect, gratitude and empowerment day in and day out. If you are a friendly, motivated person, with a passion to serve others, Omni La Costa may be your perfect match. Job Description Assistant to the Banquet Chef. Maintaining food quality and to assist wherever needed to insure proper completion of banquet functions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years experience in a luxury hotel or restaurant as a sous chef with high volume in catering highly preferred.
- Must be able to give direction, train and supervise banquet sous chefs, cooks and café attendants.
- Knowledge of all basic skills such as butchering, sauces, soups cooking of meat, fish and vegetables is expected.
- Certification of apprenticeship program or culinary certification.
- San Diego County Food handler’s card or Serve Safe Certification will be required prior to the start of employment.
Responsibilities
- Direct supervision of day-to-day operation of all banquet functions.
- Supervision of Cafeteria when needed
- Needs to understand the concepts and have the experience of interacting within a professional kitchen.
- Follows instructions and understand the philosophy of the Banquet Chef and carry out those ideas, stressing them to associates.
- Work with Sous Chefs, cooks, and café attendants, on a one-to-one basis, instructing and guiding them in their jobs.
- Ensures quality eye appeal, taste and monitors them daily.
- Controls cleanliness, sanitation throughout the kitchen, walk ins and ensures proper rotation of foods.
- Ability to work in an organized fashion.
- Ability to train and develop future culinary associates.
- Ability to work in a pro-active fashion.
- Daily walk through of all kitchens, walk-ins for proper rotation of food and sanitation.
- Daily routine checks of mise en place and quality of food product.
- Attend all safety and departmental meetings.
- Be aware of Banquet Event Order Sheets, and how they correspond to workload, prep, and ordering
- Insure production is completed and ready at required time of banquet function times
- Communicate with banquet Chef pertaining to the BEO's, special functions, daily pars, production problems, equipment issues, etc
- Oversee functions, set up and be able to communicate with banquet captains about each function, special requests, potential problems with parties, etc
- Work directly with Banquet Chef on scheduling
- Work directly with Banquet Chef and Executive Sous Chef on menu creation, production and execution.
- Oversee Banquet Kitchen staff and café attendants daily.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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